Today was a good day for getting things done. I was able to finish the parts needed and get them to the welder. I hung around at his request to make sure everything went together as I had designed and after about an hour and a half with a few interruptions for him to take care of other customers the job was done, at least for him. I gladly paid the $111 bill and was back on my way home. I still need to polish the welds and break out my welding torch tomorrow morning and relive the stress on the radar mount rings so they will slide up and down the mast for proper location. All and all I very satisfied with the results.
   Nancy tells me she checked Passage Weather and if we can get away next Monday we should have tailwinds for the the major part of the trip to Bermuda. Fingers are crossed! Still have to get those damn dinghy chocks corrected, maybe tomorrow...

   Pics below of Radar post, click to enlarge

Radar pedestal sits on this side  

 the underside

The top of the post which will carry the wind generator, objects in background are the mount for the base of post and rings which the support struts will attach to the post below the radar pedestal.